"Its A Wonderful Occupation" -- Occupy Resolutions for 2012

As participants of the Occupy movement protested in front of Wells Fargo, with the back drop of Christmas in the Park, De-Bug asked protesters what their resolutions were for the Occupy movement in 2012.

2012 Resolutions for the Occupy Movement Reporting by Steffane Flores and Cesar Flores

At the December 12, 2011 Occupy action in San Jose,
California, where protesters were rallying against Wells Fargo bank in
solidarity with the port shutdowns across the Westcoast, De-Bug reporters asked
Occupy participants about the future of the movement. What was their Occupy
resolutions for 2012?

Less Wells Fargo, more
credit unions, and more Latinos in the Occupy movementNAME: Kathrine Rodriguez
VOCATION/OCCUPATION: San Jose State University Student
RESOLUTION: "I'd like to see more Latino citizens coming down and
supporting the movement. Also, people moving their accounts out of Wells Fargo
into credit unions on a bigger scale and foreclosed homes being occupied by
tons of students, tons of people from the community... So that the banks have
to do something about it!"

2012 brings a culture of resistanceNAME: Latu TaputotaVOCATION/OCCUPATION: Member of 50/50 CollectiveRESOLUTION: "Just to see how we as folks from different
organizations and different communities of color can come together to move
beyond an occupy movement, how do we build a cultural resistance in San Jose
that addresses all these issues already, be well prepared if the banks continue
to foreclose our homes. My resolution is to see how we can move beyond it and
use our resources and our bodies to build a cultural resistance in San Jose
thats more collective."

Pay for your home, stay in
your home!NAME: Gina Gates
VOCATION//OCCUPATION: Most Holy Trinity PACT leader
RESOLUTION: "We'd like to see some people go to jail! We support
our Attorney General Harris %100. We want to see a meaningful settlement for
folks who have lost their homes to these bank... And some relief for home
owners, we want to see principle reduction. And we want to see people who can
pay for either homes, STAY in their homes!"

Organize around the day to day is keyNAME: AdamVOCATION//OCCUPATION: Customer Service in Medical IndustryRESOLUTION: "To see the Occupy movement be a place to expand organizing into workplace issues, foreclosures -- what people are experiencing locally on the day to day."

Take over the banks in 2012NAME: Sandy PerryVOCATION/OCCUPATION: Outreach Minister for Community
Homeless Alliance MinistryRESOLUTION: NO MORE BAILOUTS! More public banks, more public
money systems to take care of jobs, housing, healthcare, and education --
instead of investing so much on jails and prisons. We need to take over the
banks in 2012!"

Human need over corporate profitNAME: Cesar JuarezVOCATION/OCCUPATION: Community OrganizerRESOLUTION: " A 2012 when human need is given
precedence over profit, and ultimately an economy and government system that
reflects the need of the people."

Quere es poderNAME: Jose SandovalVOCATION/OCCUPATION: COORDINATOR IN SAN JOSERESOLUTION: "I don't want a 2012 resolution, I want a
resolution for TOMORROW! Year goals are no good. That's the problem, people go
and sit down and want to plan out their next step and take so much time in
meetings writing down their resolution, that by the time the next year is
coming to an end, nothing has been done! There is a formula everyone must
follow: R + A = S. Reflection + Action = Solutions! Querer es poder! To want is
to be able to do!